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Every recorded earthquake within 30 km

Earthquakes near La Dolores, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in La Dolores in the 24 hours to 6:37 am AST (10:37 UTC). The last one was M 4.1, 72 km (45 mi) SE, at 5:44 am AST on 28 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 5 felt reports to USGS.

M 3.1

Latest: 11:42 am AST on 6 October 2026 · 20 km (13 mi) W of La Dolores, PR

The most recent earthquake near La Dolores was M 3.1, 20 km (13 mi) W of La Dolores, PR, at 11:42 am AST on 6 October 2026, 113 km deep. At that size and distance it was probably too weak to feel in La Dolores.

No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of La Dolores in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
0
Last 30 days
0 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 1.9
Last 12 months
19 · largest M 3.3 on 4 January 2026
Since 2016
250 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 3.8 on 2 September 2022, 25 km (15 mi) WNW of La Dolores, PR
Reported felt
40 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses

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The last 30 days

Oct 13 Oct 28 Nov 11
Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. The shaded band is the magnitude a day's largest quake normally falls in here (M2.4–M3.0), from this place's own 10-year record. A mark above the band is a bigger day than usual.

The latest 50

  1. 3.1 20 km (13 mi) W of La Dolores, PR
  2. 2.6 27 km (17 mi) WSW of La Dolores, PR
  3. 3.2 29 km (18 mi) E of La Dolores, PR
  4. 3.1 6 km (4 mi) ESE of La Dolores, PR
  5. 3.1 30 km (19 mi) WNW of La Dolores, PR
  6. 2.0 27 km (17 mi) WSW of La Dolores, PR
  7. 3.1 25 km (15 mi) WNW of La Dolores, PR
  8. 2.1 29 km (18 mi) WSW of La Dolores, PR
  9. 2.3 11 km (7 mi) WSW of La Dolores, PR
  10. 2.8 15 km (9 mi) NNE of La Dolores, PR
  11. 2.6 9 km (5 mi) SW of La Dolores, PR
  12. 1.9 29 km (18 mi) SSW of La Dolores, PR
  13. 2.6 30 km (19 mi) WSW of La Dolores, PR
  14. 3.1 27 km (16 mi) W of La Dolores, PR
  15. 3.3 25 km (16 mi) WSW of La Dolores, PR
  16. 2.7 28 km (17 mi) SSW of La Dolores, PR
  17. 2.9 13 km (8 mi) NNW of La Dolores, PR
  18. 3.3 20 km (12 mi) W of La Dolores, PR · felt by 1
  19. 2.3 28 km (17 mi) S of La Dolores, PR
  20. 2.7 26 km (16 mi) SSW of La Dolores, PR · felt by 1
  21. 3.5 27 km (17 mi) ENE of La Dolores, PR
  22. 3.6 9 km (6 mi) W of La Dolores, PR
  23. 2.6 25 km (16 mi) WNW of La Dolores, PR
  24. 2.4 25 km (16 mi) S of La Dolores, PR
  25. 3.1 6 km (4 mi) ENE of La Dolores, PR · felt by 1
  26. 3.4 14 km (9 mi) S of La Dolores, PR
  27. 3.0 30 km (19 mi) N of La Dolores, PR
  28. 2.4 25 km (16 mi) S of La Dolores, PR
  29. 2.2 25 km (16 mi) S of La Dolores, PR
  30. 2.1 26 km (16 mi) S of La Dolores, PR
  31. 2.6 25 km (15 mi) S of La Dolores, PR
  32. 2.1 21 km (13 mi) SSW of La Dolores, PR
  33. 2.4 27 km (16 mi) S of La Dolores, PR
  34. 3.2 29 km (18 mi) NW of La Dolores, PR · felt by 1
  35. 3.3 20 km (13 mi) WNW of La Dolores, PR
  36. 2.1 24 km (15 mi) S of La Dolores, PR
  37. 2.8 28 km (18 mi) S of La Dolores, PR
  38. 2.5 25 km (15 mi) SW of La Dolores, PR
  39. 3.2 6 km (3 mi) SE of La Dolores, PR
  40. 3.4 5 km (3 mi) WSW of La Dolores, PR
  41. 2.8 18 km (11 mi) SW of La Dolores, PR
  42. 3.1 26 km (16 mi) SSW of La Dolores, PR
  43. 3.1 16 km (10 mi) SSW of La Dolores, PR · felt by 3
  44. 2.6 26 km (16 mi) SSE of La Dolores, PR
  45. 2.7 30 km (19 mi) SSE of La Dolores, PR
  46. 3.7 13 km (8 mi) ESE of La Dolores, PR
  47. 3.3 19 km (12 mi) W of La Dolores, PR · felt by 1
  48. 3.6 29 km (18 mi) SSE of La Dolores, PR · felt by 57
  49. 3.3 29 km (18 mi) SW of La Dolores, PR · felt by 2
  50. 2.9 10 km (6 mi) NW of La Dolores, PR

From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are La Dolores time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after La Dolores are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

The white circle is La Dolores; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Estimated shaking in La Dolores

The strongest shaking in La Dolores from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 3.7 on 21 August 2022, 28 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.

MagnitudeWhenDistanceShaking in La Dolores (est.)
M 3.7 28 kmIII · Weak · felt by 3
M 3.6 29 kmIII · Weak · felt by 57
M 3.6 5 kmII · Weak · felt by 3
M 2.8 18 kmII · Weak
M 3.1 26 kmII · Weak

An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of La Dolores:

  1. 5.1 3 km W of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico · 32 km WSW of La Dolores

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearby towns

Río Grande 3 km · Loíza 7 km · Carolina 11 km · Luquillo 15 km · Trujillo Alto 16 km

Be ready

Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.

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